Bottle-closure.



W. 0- SCHWARTZ.

BOTTLE CLOSURE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 4,1909.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

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WILLIAM 0. SCHWARTZ, OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

BOTTLE-CLOSURE.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM O. SCHWARTZ, a citizen of the United States, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and State of California, have invented new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Closures, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is applicable to bottles, jugs, oil cans, barrels and other vessels from which liquids may be drawn or poured, but is more particularly designed for bottles and jugs from which liquors are to be poured into another vessel.

An object of the invention is to provide a closure for bottles and the like by which the person pouring the liquor from the bottle will have convenient and perfect" control over the flow of the liquor, and can pour a practically even stream without splash from a full jug or bottle.

Another object is convenient application to and removal from the neck or other orifice of the bottle or other vessel for which it is fitted.

Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle closure by which a person making mixed drinks such as pousse cafe, King Alfonso, and drinks of like character which consist of layers of cordials of liquors of different densities, may make the drink without causing the layers to become intern'iingled with each other.

Other objects are to provide a bottle closure having a self-closing valve that may be removed instantly when the use of the valve outlet is not desired, and to provide a bottle closure having a valve exit means that may be utilized as a liquid measure in the same manner as a plain closure.

Features of this invention claimed herein are shown and described in my application for patent on bottle closures, Serial ll 446,681, filed in the United States Patent Office on the 3d day of August, 1908, allowed Jan. 30, 1909; and this application is a continuation of said application for the purpose of exemplifying my invention in its present form, the first claim of this application being one of the claims allowed in said former application.

The accompanying drawings illustrate the invention.

Figure 1 is an axial sectional view of a bottle closure embodying the invention as applied to a bottle from which a liquor Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 4, 1909.

Patented Jan. to, 1911.

Serial No. 511,238.

is to be poured in making fancy mixed drinks. Fig. 2 is a View of the same in the act of pouring. Fig. 3 is a View of the closure as the same is applied to a bottle or jug to which the closure is attached by a plug instead of by means of a sleeve as seen in Fig. 2; this being intended for vessels of a. larger size than is the form shown in Fi 2. Fig. 4 is an elevation to illustrate the lever construction in the form shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, the view being taken from the right of Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view of a form in which the valve stopper is applied to the plug or sleeve at the orifice of the bottle or other vessel. Fig. 6 is a cross section of the spout 27 on line 00 Figs. 3 and 5. Fig. 7 is a cross section on line m, Fig. 3.

Referring first to the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2 the closure comprises a cap that may be of metal or other suitable material and has a hollow ball or head 1 of globular form provided with an outlet spout 2 which is bent and terminates in a nozzle 3 that is parallel with the axis of the tubular body 4 of the cap, which cap is adapted to be held in frictional engagement with the bottle. A valve having a stopper 5 controlling the opening through said spout is moved by a digitally operated valve actuating member 6 which is a lever pivotally mounted by the pivot 7 and ears 8 on the outside of the cap, said cap being provided with an air admission means or inlet 9 the same being an orifice formed in the cap adjacent the outer end or stem 10 of the valve whereby to admit air to the bottle when liquid is passing through the spout. Said air admission means is normally closed by the outer end of the cylindrical valve stem 10, said stem being provided with a reduced portion 11 adjacent said outer end so that when the stopper 5 is withdrawn from its seat 12 in the outlet spout the reduced portion 11 enters the orifice 9 thus making an opening for admission of air through the orifice 9. The lever 6 is provided with a slot 13 to accommodate the neck 14 formed by an annular groove at the outer end of the valve stem 10 which is provided beyond the neck with a head 15.

The spout 2 may be made separate from the globular head 1 and provided with a reduced nipple 16 that is of equal or greater cross-sectional dimensions than the stopper 5 so as to fit the hole 17 through which the valve may be bodily inserted. Said nipple may or may not be screw-threaded and is fixed in the hole 17 after the valve has been inserted therethrough. A shouldered guidepost 18 provided in its lower end with 'a guide-way 19 for the stem 10 and in its upper end with a screw 20, is fastened in the globular head of the cap by inserting the screw 20 through the top of the head 1 and screwing a nut 21 thereon.

The manually or digitally operated valve actuating member 6 is provided wit-h a thumb-piece 22 by which it may be operated against the spring 23 that normally holds the valve closed.

The tubular body 4 is provided internally with an annular recess a to receive a frictional packing ring I) of rubber or other suitable material to form a tight joint between the out-side of the bottle neck 24 and the tube 4 of the cap. This rubber ring serves the double purpose of closing the joint and frictionally holding the cap on the bottle neck 24.

The valve stem 10 passes through a bushing 25 that extends through the wall of the orifice 9 to make a tight fit for closing the air inlet when the stopper 5 is seated and the shoulder 26 formed by the stem on the inner side of the neck 14 constitutes means on the valve stopper for limiting the out ward movement of said stopper, said shoulder being held by the member 6.

In the forms shown in Figs. 3 and 5 the spout 27 is not bent as in Figs. 1 and 2, but is secured to the hollow ball 28 in the same manner as in Figs. 1 and 2. This form of spout is intended for filling bottles from jugs or other vesels without using a funnel.

In Fig. 3 the ball terminates in a short hollow neck 29 in the end of which is inserted a collar 30 having at its free end a resilient spigot formed of spring means 31 and surrounded by a rubber sleeve 32. Said spring means may be of any approved construction. As shown the same is composed of piano wire loops inserted in the circle of the end of the collar 30. The same construction may be applied to the forms shown in Fig. 5 but is wholly omitted from the view in Fig. 5.

In Fig. 5 the valve stem guide-post 33 is provided with a tubular portion 34 at its upper end around which is a shoulder 35 to fit against the inside of the ball 36 which has a hole 37 in its crown through which the screw portion 38 of the guide-bolt passes to receive the nut 39 which is screwed thereon to draw the shoulder 35 against the inside of the ball 36. Said bolt is provided with a recess 40 and guide-way 41, and the valve is provided with a stem 42 that extends through said way 41 and into the bore of the tubular portion 34 of the post where it is engaged by a spring 43 that holds the valve stopper 44 seated on the collar 45 which may be adapted to be inserted into an orifice as the mouth of the jug or bottle and may be provided with the appliances 31 and 32 as shown in Fig. 3, or may be formed as a tube to go over the bottle neck as in case of the form shown in Fig. 1. Opposite the spout 27 of the ball 36 said ball is provided with an orifice 46 and with ears 47 and a bent thumb-lever 48 is pivoted by a pivot 49 to said ears 47 and extends through the orifice 46 and into a limited slot 50 in the valve stem 42 so that the operation of the thumblever 48 will move the valve from its seat upon the collar 45. Said valve stopper 44 thus controls the outlet through the spout 27, from the bottle or other Vessel to which the collar 45 is fitted.

The cap is provided with a commodious chamber 0 between the tubular inlet (Z and the tubular outlet 6 so that a reservoir is formed to accommodate the excess of liquor that flows at one period of regurgitation from a full bottle or jug and will dispense it to the tubular outlet 6 at another period of such regurgitation. That is to say, the liquor will flow more evenly from the chamber than it will flow from the full jug or bottle. By spacing the tubular outlet 90 apart from the inlet (Z, great convenience in pouring is secured, and by providing an air inlet in the side of the chamber opposite the tubular outlet the air can flow unobstructedly in to supply the vacuum in the vessel from which the liquor flows, and out, to allow the liquor to flow into the commodious chamber 0 more rapidly than it can flow out, while the inlet and outlet are both filled with the flowing liquor.

With this construction when the demijohn or jug is turned to bring the spout 27 down into the neck of a bottle, the neck of the demijohn may at first be filled with the liquid pressing outwardly to flow into the commodious chamber 0 and the tubular outlet 6 and also the air vent 9 being both open, air will find its way through the neck of the demijohn or jug to supply the vacuum as it occurs from the outflow of the liquid through the neck. As soon as the vacuum in the jug or demijohn is supplied, the liquid inside the jug or demijohn will flow into the neck; and will flow on out if the jug is tilted up in the usual manner of pouring from a jug. A ruslf of liquor thus occurs and the same will be accommodated by the commodious chamber 0, the air contained therein finding exit through the vent 9, while the fiow through the downturned tubular outlet 6 will be uninterrupted. I have found in actual practice that by reason of the construction just described, the jug or demijohn may be emptied of the liquor in less time with my appliance thereon than without it. In making mixed drinks in which layers of cordials or liquids of different densities are desired to appear in the glass for drinking and for ornamental purposes, the spout is bent in a curve as shown at 2 in Fig. 1, and the end of the nozzle 3 is approximately normal with the axis of the tubular body at of the cap, so that in the act of pouring the liquor in a glass as shown in Fig. 2, the liquor will be directed gently by the curved nozzle 2 to the side of the glass and can be delivered to the side of the glass by holding the end of the nozzle to the glass, as indicated in Fig. 2. In this way the various liquors may be'poured into the glass in distinct layers. By this means the process of making fancy drinks can be formed with greater ease than with former processes. It is necessary in order to pour the liquors in this way that they shall not be under pressure, but shall flow by gravity and in an evenly and truly directed stream which must be under the perfect control of the operator. by the means shown, the operator can regulate the depth of each layer to a nicety by allowing the stopper to close at the approximate time.

In order to allow escape of air from a bottle being tilled longitudinal groove 7 is made in the perimeter of the spout 27.

The globular form of the part between the inlet and outlet is preferred for the reason that a more coininodious chamber can thus be formed in a minimum size of cap.

The manner of using the device will be understood from the foregoing.

In case it is desired to pour highly volatile liquids, as expensive perfumes, this can be done without waste by tightly inserting the spout 27 into the neck of a bottle into which the perfume is to be poured, and then pouring as with "other liquors.

It is understood that in the form shown in Fig. 5 the spout 27 may, if desired, be frictionally engaged with the neck of the bottle, thus serving for the inlet to the hollow ball while the part 30 may be used as the spout for the discharge of liquid from the ball.

I claim l. A bottle closure, comprising a metallic cap provided with an outlet spout, said cap adapted to be held in frictional engagement with the bottle, a valve stopper controlling the opening through said spout, and a digitally operated valve actuating member pivotally mounted on the outside of the cap, said cap being provided with an air admission means formed in the cap adjacent the outer end of the valve stopper, whereby to admit air to the bottle when liquid is passing through the spout.

A bottle closure comprising a hollow ball which terminates in a short hollow neck and is provided with a spout spaced ninety degrees apart from said neck, a collar inserted into said neck and having at its free end a resilient spigot formed of spring means surrounded by a rubber sleeve.

A bottle closure comprising a hollow ball which terminates in a short hollow neck and is provided with a spout spaced ninety degrees apart from said neck, a collar inserted into said neck and having at its free end a resilient spigot formed of spring means surrounded by a rubber sleeve, said spring means being composed of piano wire loops inserted in the collar.

I. In a bottle closure, the combination with a hollow ball having a tubular inlet and tubular outlet, of a valve to close the passage through the ball between the inlet and the outlet, said valve being provided with a valve stem, a guide post provided with a screw inserted through the top of the ball, a nut on the screw, said valve being' provided with a va ve stem in said post, and means operatable from the out-side of the ball to move the valve stem to operate the valve.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand at Los Angeles, California,this Q th day of July 1909.

WILLIAM O. SCHIVARTZ.

In presence of Jmtns It. TOWNSEND, L. BELLE R1012. 

